3 Racing Secrets Revealed By 28 Time Inline Speed Skating World Champion Joey Mantia

[@JEBEDIAH8D]

thats so crazy that you had that much presence on the track that you could tell people behind you to wait

[@jwgmail]

Lol not sure if that's going to work for mere mortals!

[@triplex4286]

That last one is so genius... This is gold!

[@Deliverygirl]

The side tapping one is very funny, because I skate with a bunch of speed skaters on the streets and a sort of playful "prank" we play on one another is a quick double tap on the shoulder when you're coming from the other side. Tricked me the first few times but now if I'm skating with them I know what they're up to and they know that I'll do it too, which makes for some funny moments. But it never occurred to me to actually use this in a race. Cheeky but not really any more "foul" than gesticulating at the goalie in hockey, which I played a lot, feints and those sorts of fakies were very commonplace and so was the goalie trying to trick you into thinking he would move a certain way. As long as there is no foul contact and you're not actually disrupting someone by grabbing them, pushing them or twisting them I'd say it's fair game. Might seem "unsportsman-like" but at the same time, the rules are outlined clearly and these kinds of actions are not forbidden in any way. You gotta have what it takes to be world champion, and it's not just physical prowess but also wits! Very humbling.

[@kletterfreak814]

I think, going like that is really not "sporty n' fair", cause it's so little about beeing the faster speedskater, but so much more about beeing the greater *beeep*. But ... thank you for the lesson.

[@Jgo36114]

Trick #2 had my mouth on the floor! lol that's crazy that worked! That's one that probably only works if you have some clout. If you've never won multiple major races, I don't see that one working.

[@arnavkamboj4967]

Bro, your the best... I will surely use these can u pls tell a perfect diet and slide board workout...

[@noahrose2475]

Mr. Mantia I’m a young skater trying to compete and your tips help me so much. Thank you keep doing what your doing.

[@MaYkel9K]

Hilarious, thank you for this video

[@YosiOren]

I like your videos. Can you make a video about foot pain for beginners what is considered ok and will go away and what to be worried. Especially for beginners buying cheaper skate that don’t fit perfectly.

[@rickmook9422]

How to psychologically manipulate your contenders during a race?

[@niftynarwhal2805]

I’ve been trying to get back into skating seriously and your videos are super helpful

[@cabreran]

Joey, those tricks are a genius. In a high-paced environment people don't tend to reason, they react emotionally.

[@fastj1962]

3rd one is something that works a lot of times. At the minimum it pisses them off. People pissed off are bothered and that usually takes you off your game. Good shares man.

[@thomashouff7502]

These tips were great! We too often look at the hard, cold numbers and not the psychology.

[@Tommyavi]

These are almost beyond the line :-))

[@ivarrodrigomazadelossantos4480]

Wow, all that you say is so ingenius

[@Koibboy]

Brace Urselfs 'sidetappers' coming for the next year marathons 😅

[@freesk8]

Sneaky, man! Sneaky! :)

[@eliseerollerskater5057]

Thank you boss 👏🏻

[@aaravyathemyth1736]

Hey , I am a skater from India , I wanted to ask you that which helmet is best for speed skating

[@jesseflo4222]

In other words ...The brain is the most underused muscle in racing and in training.

[@963tone-hz]

Thank you brother and blessings 🦖👽⛸🌎😇🧙‍♂️🚀

[@robertalan7876]

I cant believe youre allowed to tickle your opponents.

[@JuanCruzAraldi28]

Hahaha Love the last one, and is 100% like you say... psychological strategy XD Keep doing it Joey! ;)

[@freshasadaisy4782]

From now on theses three things will never work again. 😉

[@manojchanchlani56]

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[@ryanhall4745]

Getting back into skating after a very long break. what wheel sizes do you use for indoor, outdoor, marathon etc?

[@lalaarmy2075]

Joey :✨ tips✨ Me : cHeaTinG?

[@gio7848]

Third tip .very common un My times

[@jayjb833]

These are hard to learn on coming from just roller blades

[@johnpontes812]

Do u not do olympic ice skating? Shld be the same fitness

[@jamesmason2291]

How big are those wheels

[@toughtofindname6209]

am i the only one who feels these are unfair

[@mooderatorpro]

hahahaha genius :D thx!

[@Levi-sb2xx]

Quick question and I have no idea anything about racing on inline skates. For your first tip, is that considered playing dirty? I guess in general do a lot of people touch other racers?

[@JoeyMantiaSkates]

in inline skating its pretty much a staple in racing to make contact with other skaters in one form or another. You don't want to grab someone or hinder their progression by using your hands, but you are definitely able to touch people, and so I wouldn't consider it dirty. If you were to grab someone by the hips at the sprint, twist them out of the turn, or any other fowl play along those lines, that would be unacceptable

[@jacksparrow4656]

@@JoeyMantiaSkates so I have a question similar to this one but if your in an indoor race and it's a smallish short race and there's a lot of people all at the starting line is it a bad idea to go behind everyone else at the starting lineup? I've had races where it's a indoor rink and I've tripped on people's skates and it pretty much completely messes me up. Just wondering cause at like a public race you can't really be pushing people or tapping them. Also I used to do speed skating on ice but kind of stopped doing it for awhile and I noticed having this problem occur often when there's a lot of people racing.

[@LuisIzq1]

Thanks for the tips Joey, you are the beast! Respect for you 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@Flyzguy]

I'd rather get 2nd than trick my way to 1st. How you win matters.

[@JoeyMantiaSkates]

You feel the same way about trick plays in pro sports, like football? Or is it ok to run a clever play that fakes out your opponents under those circumstances?

[@Flyzguy]

@@JoeyMantiaSkates that's a really good point. It might be the case that trick plays have worked in football because of the depth of strategy and the visual nature of tracking the ball. In skating, I'm not sure trick plays would be effective or good for the sport if there were masses of skaters slapping, gesturing, maybe yelling all sorts of distractions at each other. Do you like this imagined version of the sport?

[@Stepanmc]

I was expecting to hear some secrets in push techniques or something like that. Instead - it is about jerky behavior to manipulate racing of others. That's not about racing. That's about fooling your colleagues.

[@Stepanmc]

But thank you for letting us know about such bad behavior on racing. Looks like even this sport is not about fair competition with respect to each other.

[@JoeyMantiaSkates]

It's pack style racing. I'm fairly certain every pack style sport, including motor sports, has tactics alike. Bad behavior, in my opinion, would be things like breaking rules, taking performance enhancing drugs, or manipulating a competitor's equipment, to name a few.

[@rollon932]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@copperrolls]

Damn Son! 🤣🤣🤣

[@prajjwalbharti7845]

Please suggest me a good skate under 800 dollor

[@ItsJosephWilson]

I'm no professional skater by any means, but Rollerblade sells the Powerblade Pro skate for USD $799.99, EOSkates has some decent packages for around that price, and Bont, the brand Joey uses, also sells good skates for a nice range of prices. You can find out more about their prices on their websites. Hope this helps some

[@rulabkrula2052]

semi-custom pinnacles frame - lsr eon wheels - tltf honey badger

[@videoelnino10]

Nice :)

[@udihu]

The 1st one is actually a bit mean :)

[@dump3deg6]

Harry is still faster